Window-shade holder.



E. G. HARRISON.

WINDOW SHADE HOLDER. APPLICATION man FEB. 6. |916'.

Patented June 5, 1917.

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UNITED STTES PANT EPHRIAM G. HARRISON, OF PROVOCITY, UTAH.

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WINDOW-SHADE HOLDER.

Application filed February 16, 1916. Serial No. 78,762.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, EPHRIAM G. HARRI- soN, a citizen of the United States, residing at Provo City, in the county of Utah and State of Utah, have invented new and useful Improvements in Window-Shade Holdof which the following is a specifica tion.

This invention relates to window shade holders and it consists in the novel features hereinafter described and claimed.

An object of the invention is to provide n a holder of simple struct-ure adapted to be applied to the stick of a window shade, and

ythe stick, so that the stick cannot pull out from between the flanges in the event that having a spring pressed member engageable with the window frame, whereby the shade may be held against swinging movement in the frame, and also may be held at a desired point along the frame against the tension of the spring which usually actuates the shade roller.

'With the above object in view the holder comprises a hollow body provided at one side with converging flanges adapted to receive between them the stick of the window shade. Securing` devices are adapted lto be passed transversely through the said anges and the window shade stick, whereby the body is held securely in position upon the said shade and stick. Inasmuch as the sticks used in window shades have converging sides, the said flanges will fit snugly at the opposite sides of the stick and the space between the outer edges of the flanges is less than the major transverse thickness of the securing devices become detached from the flanges and stick. Also this arrangement relieves the securing devices from strain and therefore, they will. not have a tendency to split the stick when the device is in use.

The said body is provided at its side and in the vicinity of one end with a longitudinally disposed slot, and the body is further provided at the same side and in the vicinity of its opposite end with an outwardly standing lug. A bar is slidably mounted in the body and carries at its outer end a head adapted to engage the side of the window frame. A handle is mounted upon the bar and is disposed through the said slot. A spring is located in the body and bears at one end against the end of the body and at its other end against the said handle, and

is under -tension with a tendency to hold the head of the bar away from the adjacent edge of' the body.

In the accompanying drawing Figure l is a side elevation of the window shade holder.

Fig. 2 is an end elevation ofthe same, showing it applied to a shade, the shade and stick thereof being shown in section.

Fig. 3 is a longitudinal sectional view of the shade holder. i

Fig. 4 is a transverse sectional view of the same.

The window shade holder comprises a body l which is rounded at its lower side and provided at its top with a flat surface 2. The body l is provided at'its opposite sides and at the edges of the fiat surface 2 with converging flanges 3, adapted to lie at the opposite' side of the loop in a window shade which receives the stick, as best shown in Fig. 2 of the drawing. Securing devices 4,

as for instanceV screws, pass transversely through the flanges 3, and the window shade and serve in part as means shade.

The body 1 is provided at one side and in the vicinity of one end thereof with longitudinally disposed slot 5, and the said body is provided at the same side and in the vicinity of its other end with an out-standing lug 6. A bar 7 is slidably mounted in the body l and the said bar is provided at its outer end with an enlarged head 8. A handle lug 9 is attached to the bar 7 at a point between the ends thereof, and the said handle lug is disposed through .the slot 5 of the body l. A spring l0 is located in the body l and bears at one end against the Vend of the body and at its other end against one side of the handle lug 9, and the said spring is under tension with a tendency to hold the head 8 of the bar 7 normally away from the adjacent edge of the body l.

In practice one or two of the said bodies l may be applied to the lower edge of a window shade with their flanges 3 at the opposite sides of the stick of the shade'. The said bodies, whentwo are used, are posi-V tioned in the vicinity shade, consequently the bars 7 may project beyond the side edges of the shade and the heads 8 thereof may engage the sides of the window frame. Thus the frictional Contact is provided between the holders'andthe winenter the stick ofy forsecuring the holder in position uponvthe of the side edges of theV *dow frame to prevent the shade from swing` and also to hold the shade ing in the breeze, against the winding tension rof the shade roller upon which it may be mounted.

In view of the fact that the flanges 3 of each body l converge at their upper ends tobetween the upper edges of the flanges 3 is less than the major transverse'dimension of the window stick; consequently the stick and the shade are securely held between the flanges and the securing devices 4 are relieved of strain, when pull is exerted upon the holder. Therefore, the said securing devices,r when the holder is operated, will not have a tendency to split the stick. Furthermore, the disposition of the flanges 3 is such as to maintain the holder in proper position upon the window shade in the event that the securingl devices 4Ll should become detached.

When it is desired to shift the shade vertically, the thumb is placed against the outer side of the lug 6 and the forenger over the outer side of the handle lug 9 and the lug 9 is forced toward the lug 6 against the tension of the spring 10. Thus the head 8 of the bar 7 is withdrawn from its engagement with the side of the window frame, v

and the window shade is rendered free to 4Copies of this patent may be obtained' for the end of the same move vertically. When the shade is adjusted to a desired position the lug 9 is released and under the influence of the spring 10 the bar 7 is moved in kan outward direction, whereby the head 8 engages the side of the window frame, and holds the shade at the adjusted position.

Having described the invention what is claimed is A window shade holder comprising a hollow body provided at its top with converging flanges which extend the full length of the body, said v body having at its side and in the vicinity of the end thereof a longitudinally disposed slot, said body having at the same side an out-standing lug, a bar movably mounted in the body and pro,- vided at its outer end withy an enlargedhead, a handle lug mounted upon the bar and disposed through the slot and a spring located in the body and bearing at one end against against the side of the handle lug and being under tension with a tendency to normally hold ythe head of the bar away from the adjacent end of the body,

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

EPHRIAM Gr. HARRISON.

Witnesses OWEN WHITE, yBEN F. REA.

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